Watch Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 1
The Walking Dead is back, kicking off its eighth season with a bloodier, more political story arc that will likely track the comic’s “All Out War” saga. For us here at The Verge — and his man-baby antics — it’s an opportunity to examine just how effective the show i s at creating a complex villain. As played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Negan has always been violent, but otherwise, he’s stubbornly remained a comic book thug, never entirely becoming the nuanced character the show so sorely needs. Each week, I’ll be analyzing the show through its presentation of Negan: how he acts, how he delivers his bad jokes and menacing threats, and most importantly, how his character develops in contrast with our supposedly virtuous heroes.
We’ll look at all the traits a villain is supposed to exemplify and excel at, including those we detest, and boil it down into one single score on what we are calling the Negan - o - meter™. A score of 10 means he’s the best, most complex villain we’ve ever seen; a score of 0 means he’s pretty much the same ol’ Negan he’s always been. We’ve had it bashed into our skulls that Negan symbolizes the dysfunction and depravity of the post-apocalypse, while Rick embodies humanity’s hope. But while we’ve glimpsed the many faces of our main character, Negan has thus far remained hopelessly shallow. Let’s see whether The Walking Dead can turn him around.
Watch Walking Dead Season 8 Online Free
The Walking Dead - Season 8: The Walking Dead‘s seventh season picks up immediately after the Season 6 finale cliffhanger, revealing who the unlucky one is on the receiving end of Lucille, a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. The Walking Dead Season 9 returns Sunday, February 10 at 9/8c. Available immediately after on-air broadcasts on iOS. To watch full episodes, you must have a cable provider that supports AMC's full episode service and you must have AMC as part of your cable package.